Hovik Abrahamyan
Encyclopedia
Hovik A. Abrahamyan is the current (8th) speaker
of the National Assembly of Armenia
.
. He is married and has three children and five grandchildren.
Abrahamyan graduated from the Armenian State University of Economics and hold different managerial positions in brandy business till 1995.
(1996–1998) and as the Marzpet
of Ararat Marz (1998–2000).
He is a Member of the Security Council of Armenia, the Chairman of the board of Armenian State University of Economics and a Member of the Board of Yerevan State University.
medal, Prime Minister’s Commemorative Medal, Marshal Baghramyan Medal and Fridtjof Nansen
commemorative gold medal.
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the National Assembly of Armenia
National Assembly of Armenia
The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia.-History:Until the promulgation of the Hatt-i Sharif of 1839, the patriarch and his clients, within limits, possessed authority over Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire...
.
Personal life
Hovik Abrahamyan was born on 24 January 1958 in Mkhchyan village, Ararat Marz of ArmeniaArmenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. He is married and has three children and five grandchildren.
Abrahamyan graduated from the Armenian State University of Economics and hold different managerial positions in brandy business till 1995.
In Parliament
Mr Abrahamyan served as a Member of Parliament for the first convocation of Armenian Parliament from 1995 to 1999. He was again elected to serve as an MP on August 24, 2008 and as the Speaker of Parliament on September 29, 2008.In the Government
In the years 2000 to 2008 Hovik Abrahamyan hold the position of Minister of Territorial Addministration of Armenia. He also hold the position of Armenian Vice Prime Minister in the years 2007-2008. Briefly he served as the Secretary General of Armenian Presidential Staff.Public Service
Hovik Abrahamyan has served as the Mayor of ArtashatArtashat
Artashat , is a city on Araks River in the Ararat valley, 30 km southeast of Yerevan. Being one of the oldest cities of Armenia, Artashat is the capital of Ararat Province. Modern Artashat is situated on the Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Baku and Nakhichevan-Tabriz railway and on...
(1996–1998) and as the Marzpet
Administrative divisions of Armenia
Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer or in the singular form marz in Armenian....
of Ararat Marz (1998–2000).
He is a Member of the Security Council of Armenia, the Chairman of the board of Armenian State University of Economics and a Member of the Board of Yerevan State University.
Honours
Hovik Abrahamyan has been awarded Anania ShirakatsiAnania Shirakatsi
Anania Shirakatsi was an Armenian mathematician, astronomer and geographer. He is commonly attributed to having written the Geography .-Life:Scholars are split on where exactly Anania was born...
medal, Prime Minister’s Commemorative Medal, Marshal Baghramyan Medal and Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...
commemorative gold medal.